Programs for Babies

Ontario Early Years will introduce infants to songs, nursery rhymes and finger plays. Parents/caregivers will learn how to incorporate music into baby's everyday play experiences.

This year’s travel theme encourages children to journey to places near and far, from the backyard to other countries, by whatever means they can imagine. Go! Travel to far away places with the Library! Join us outside behind the library to celebrate the start of our TD Summer Reading Club! Families will travel to different activity stations and discover fun facts about other countries through games, crafts, and stories. Children can also get their faces painted and register for the reading club. Visit every station and receive a prize! In the case of inclement weather we will be inside the library. Looking for something fun to do this summer? Look no further! The annual TD Summer Reading Club is back at the Pickering Public Library. It’s fun! It’s free! It encourages children of all ages to read and continue developing literacy skills throughout the summer.
Every child will receive a free activity book, passport, reporting booklet and Durham Public Transit Ride to Read bus pass. When they complete their weekly goal, children will come in to the library to update their reporting booklet. They will earn special stickers with secret codes on them each week and get entered in a weekly prize draw. The code unlocks fun new activities on the TD Summer Reading Club website.Babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents do five early literacy activities found in their booklet each week. Older children set a weekly reading goal for how much time they will spend reading each week and draw or write about what they read. What counts as reading? Children can read independently, read to someone else or have someone read to them. Books, magazines, comics, newspapers and audio books are acceptable. The important thing is for your child to meet their weekly reading goal.
Registration starts Saturday, June 22nd. Requires a valid Pickering Public Library card.